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Cesare Bonesana di Beccaria, Marquis of Gualdrasco and Villareggio (Italian: [ˈtʃeːzare bekkaˈriːa, ˈtʃɛː-]; 15 March 1738 – 28 November 1794) was an Italian criminologist, jurist, philosopher, economist and politician, who is widely considered one of the greatest thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment. He is well remembered for his treatise On Crimes and Punishments (1764), which condemned torture and the death penalty, and was a founding work in the field of penology and the Classical School of criminology. Beccaria is considered the father of modern criminal law and the father of criminal justice.

According to John Bessler, Beccaria's works had a profound influence on the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Birth and education

Beccaria was born in Milan on 15 March 1738 to the Marchese Gian Beccaria Bonesana, an aristocrat of moderate standing from the Austrian Habsburg Empire. Beccaria received his early education in the Jesuit college at Parma. Subsequently, he graduated in law from the University of Pavia in 1758. At first he showed

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Beccaria, Cesare Bonesana, 1738-1794

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Biography

Cesare Bonesana di Beccaria, Marquis of Gualdrasco and Villareggio was an Italian criminologist, jurist, philosopher, and politician, who is widely considered as the most talented jurist and one of the greatest thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment. He is well remembered for his treatise On Crimes and Punishments (1764), which condemned torture and the death penalty, and was a founding work in the field of penology and the Classical School of criminology. Beccaria is considered the father of modern criminal law and the father of criminal justice.

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Cesare Bonesana Beccaria letter

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Identifier: Mss 772562.1

Mss 772562.1

Date(s): 1772-10-12

Scope and Contents

Letter from Cesare Bonesana Beccaria to Turin Vernazza is sending package. Indicates his pleasure at the recognition accorded the town of Biella.

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Major Works of Cesare Beccaria

  • Del disordine e de' rimedi delle monete nello stato di Milano, 1762 [Opere 1822 ed; 1854 ed]
  • [Anon.] "Al Lettore", 1764, Il Caffè  [v.1,, fl.1-2 (1-10 June, 1764)] [1766 ed, v.1  p.iii]
  • [C.] "Giuoco del Faraone calcolate", 1764, Il Caffè  [v.1, fl.1-2 (1-10 June, 1764), p.6-13] [1766 ed, v.1  p.9]
  • [Anon]  "Frammento sugli Odori", 1764, Il Caffè [v.1, fl..3-4, (20 Jun-1 Jul, 1764),, p.23-29 ] [1766 ed, v.1  p.36]
  • [C.] "Risposta alla Rinunzia degli autori dei presente foglio al Vocabolario della Crusca", 1764, Il Caffè  [v.1, fl.9 (20 Aug, 1764), p.69-71], [1766 ed. v.1 p.118]
  • [C.] "Tentativo analitico su i Contrabbandi", 1764, Il Caffè  [v.1, fl.15 (20 Oct, 1764), p.118-19] ], [1766 ed. v.1, p.207]  
  • [C.]  "Frammento sullo Stile", 1765, Il Caffè [v.11, fl.25 (1 Feb, 1765), p.193-97], [1766 ed. v.1  p.343]
  • [Anon] "De' fogli Periodici",  1765, Il Caffè [v.

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